Castle Rock Restoration by Clemco

Castle Rock, in Garrison, New York, was built by J. Morgan Slade in 1881 as the summer residence
of former Illinois Central Railroad president William H. Osborn. It sits on the hill of the same name,
looking down on the Hudson River 600 feet below. Visible from West Point across the river and NY 9D
passing through Garrison, it has become one of the most recognizable man-made landmarks of the
Hudson Highlands. In 1977 it was listed on the National Register of Historic Places.

Performed during 2010, this project included: the complete removal of, and
subsequent re-installation of, a 130-year-old red slate roof; carpentry repairs;
masonry repairs and re-pointing; and extensive copper work, including
fabrication of many unique copper decorative roof elements.

We own our own scaffolding and lift equipment, which
significantly reduced the cost and time of this project.

Integral box gutters had rotted off necessitating complete re-building.

We fabricated and installed 20 oz. copper liner with specially
designed and formed brass tie rods to reduce possibility of
gutter failure under heavy ice and snow loads.

After careful washing and inspection for soundness, all salvageable historic red slate shingles were re-installed.

Example of poor condition
of roof as found
and subsequent repairs.

Tom fabricating a custom over-sized copper collector, as well as a custom designed copper scupper to be used in the opening of the bay roof shown below.

The bay roof needed extensive repairs, including installing the new copper scupper.